Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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Winjred B. Merrill Dean School of Music 1921 When Professor Baynard R. Hall came west in 1823 to assume the position as the first professor of music of Indiana university, music had its beginning in Indiana university. The history of music in the Univer- sity actually began in the school year 1893-94, when private classes in singing and directing were held and the first University chorus and first glee club were organized. A few years later a University band and orchestra were organized here. It was not until June 18, 1904, that a Department of Music was authorized by the Board of Trustees. Credit for work in music was given for the first time in 1910-11, with five courses being instituted. In 1921 the Board of Trustees established the School of Music. Since that time the University music school has been enlarged by the appoint- ment of several music teachers of distinction, and varied curricula leading to degrees have been developed. — R. A. C. [29]

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sT W A. Rawles Dean School of Business Administration 1920 In 1902 a two-year commercial course was established at Indiana university. Seventeen years later, in June, 1919, the University Board of Trustees authorized a course in commerce covering four years. The rapid expansion in business in recent years has placed on the universities the duty of giving students systematic preparation for a business career. The call for business instruction at Indiana university has grown, pressing from both the students and the public. It was, therefore, decided that the University should provide instruction on a scale that would meet the needs of the situation so that students should no longer have to go outside the state to secure a business course. In pursuance of this plan the Board of Trustees in March, 1920, established a separate School of Commerce and Finance with a two-year course, superimposed upon two years of work in the College of Arts and Sciences. In March, 1933, by the authority of the Board of Trustees, the school was reorganized and made a four-year course under the direct jurisdiction of its faculty and the name was changed to the School of Business Administration. — R. A. G. [28]

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Administration Aides Dr. J. E. P. Holland, University physician . . . William A. Alexander, University librarian . . . Ward G. Biddle, director of the Union building and manager of the University book- store . . . Walter Peterson and Merle Clay (Pete and Clay to you) pose for the first appearance of the campus cops in the Arbutus . . . the Arbutus neighbors, Frank R. Elliott, University publicity director, and his assistants, Henrietta Thornton and Sylvia Jenkin. — V. L. R. [30]